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Forget the trivial bickering; have politicians been inside the NHS recently?

Posted by Fool | July 10, 2009 .

I have not commented on much lately due to other family commitments and to the lack of newsworthy events.  It seems that politics has become extremely lame of late.  The 10p tax vote was a joke.  I still don’t understand why some think that it makes the lowest paid workers worse off while it helps [...]

Unprotect the Speaker position

Posted by Fool | June 22, 2009 .

The Speaker election is on today.  Wonder who will win.  Currently, Margaret Beckett is front-runner – unusual, given that her name was hardly mentioned initially.  Of course, now there are rumours that Labour whips are out in force to make this happen.
Of course, I have voiced my own opinions on who I think should be [...]

Ann Widdecombe for Speaker please

Posted by Fool | June 18, 2009 .

Who should be Speaker?
Though it is up to the MPs, the public definitely have their favourite picked out- Ms. Ann Widdecombe.  However, she is not the universal favourite.
One of the reasons some might not like her as a Speaker is that she intends to only do the job until the next election.  Though that may [...]

Inadequate Home Office is real reason for Smith’s resignation

Posted by Fool | June 3, 2009 .

While everyone is still discussing expenses scandal, calling elections, ministers resigning, and Labour party disintegration, there are a few wondering who is running the country?
Apparently, the country is running itself.  Does it mean we do not need a government?
No, but we do need to be careful of what kind of government we are asking for.  [...]

Will the members of the Fees Office show themselves?

Posted by Fool | May 15, 2009 .

Everybody’s targeting the MPs right now, but what about the Fees Office?  They were the ones who were supposed to scrutinise the claims and determine right or wrong.  Of course, they based their judgments on the “rules” as established by Parliament, but didn’t these individuals exercise any moral responsibility to taxpayers?  Who are the guilty [...]